There is mounting evidence that the African continent will become the next Al Qaeda hotbed as the militant group seeks to expand its global operations, a senior expert on terrorism said. “Al Qaeda would logically look for Africa,” Peter Pham, director of the Virginia-based think-tank Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs, told Reuters. Speaking on Wednesday night at a security conference in Johannesburg, Pham cited Africa’s weak governments, large Muslim communities, rampant poverty and its proximity to the Middle East as factors that could make the continent a target. Full Story
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